Do Galaxy Watch owners actually use Gemini? Survey yields surprising results

Do Galaxy Watch owners actually use Gemini? Survey yields surprising results

Brady Snyder / Android Authority

Smartwatches are the perfect use case for a voice assistant: the small screen makes touch-based navigation and typing cumbersome, and users also have lower expectations and needs for the tasks they can perform on the watch. We’ve seen Google pitch Google Assistant to smartwatches before, and the company even blessed Wear OS watches, old and new, with Gemini. But how many people actually use Gemini on their smartwatch? As you might have guessed, not so much.
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We asked our readers if they use Gemini on their Galaxy Watch. Of the 1,856 votes, a significant 686 readers, representing approximately 37% of the votes, voted against.

A small percentage of readers (~12%, or about 215 votes) tried Gemini once on their Galaxy Watch, but the experience was so disappointing that they didn’t bother trying again. This means that 49% of voters do not regularly use the updated voice assistant on their Galaxy Watch smartwatch. Gemini still has some way to go to convince more people to use it regularly.

Fortunately, it appears that the majority do use it. Over 31% of voters (with 585 votes) say they use Gemini occasionally, while another ~20% (371 votes) say they use it all the time, giving the combined “yes” option a slim 51% majority.

However, how do people use Gemini on their Galaxy Watch? My colleagueBrady Snyder, uses Gemini on his smartwatch to set nightly alarms, create calendar events, start and run workouts multi-step assignments. Android Authority reader rlc0607.rc uses Gemini on their Galaxy Watch Ultra for quick questions and answers.

AA reader on how they use Gemini on their smartwatch

A Android Authority The reader mentions that whatever their watch can do, their phone can do with at least the same ease. Therefore, there is nothing of value that a smartwatch, and by extension Gemini on the Galaxy Watch, brings to the table. The counterargument to this is that not everyone can always have their phone with them; therefore, an LTE-equipped smartwatch can fulfill that role and make their lives easier.

AA reader on how they use Gemini on their smartwatch (2)

We all use technology in different ways, and it must adapt to all our needs. With Gemini on the Galaxy Watch, Google is bringing the adaptability some of us need to better use our smartwatch, which is exactly how technology should work.

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